{"id":84967,"date":"2021-02-24T15:44:33","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T20:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=84967"},"modified":"2021-02-24T15:44:33","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T20:44:33","slug":"wwe-recruits-largest-pc-class-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/02\/24\/wwe-recruits-largest-pc-class-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Largest Performance Center Recruiting Class in History Headlined by Taya Valkyrie, Blake Christian, Anthony Henry, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Wednesday, WWE formally announced their latest Performance Center recruiting class. Headlined by top names including Taya Valkyrie, Blake Christian, Priscella Kelly, Anthony Henry, Bronson Rechsteiner, and both well-known indie wrestlers and NCAA standouts, this class is WWE’s largest in history and also features the most amount of female recruits of any previous class. Without further ado, here is the largest WWE PC Class yet.<\/p>\n

Angela Arnold (AKA AQA)<\/h2>\n

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At just 23 years old, AQA,<\/a> has a bright future ahead of her.\u00a0 Her most prominent work has come for\u00a0Booker T’s\u00a0Reality Of Wrestling<\/strong> where she was a marquee name in their Diamond (women’s) division.\u00a0 She even became a two-time ROW Diamond Champion.\u00a0 She debuted for women’s wrestling powerhouse\u00a0SHIMMER Wrestling\u00a0<\/strong>in 2019 and after spending much of 2020 on the shelf, she is set to take her talents to the WWE where she is guaranteed to become a major star.<\/p>\n

Anthony Henry<\/h2>\n

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Initially, Anthony Henry had the wrestling world believing he would retire<\/a> at the end of 2020.\u00a0 Instead, Henry is leaving the independent scene for the WWE after 13 years as a full-time independent wrestler.\u00a0 His early days were spent wrestling for some NWA\u00a0<\/strong>affiliates, primarily NWA Anarchy, but his most high-profile run came as part of EVOLVE<\/strong>. In EVOLVE, he formed a tag team with JD Drake\u00a0<\/strong>with the two known as the Workhorsemen. The duo would hold tag team gold in a number of promotions, including a record-breaking reign in Freelance Wrestling.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Henry was also champion for EVOLVE affiliate\u00a0Full Impact Pro\u00a0<\/strong>for 509 days, the second-longest in title history. Henry brings a wealth of veteran experience to the ring and will no doubt be an asset to NXT moving forward.<\/p>\n

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Christian Hubble (AKA Blake Christian)<\/h2>\n

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Blake Christian burst onto the scene<\/a> when he began working for\u00a0Game Changer\u00a0<\/strong>Wrestling\u00a0<\/strong>in 2019.\u00a0 He became one of the top names on the US indie scene almost overnight which led to him wrestling for\u00a0New Japan Pro Wrestling\u00a0<\/strong>on their US-based events.\u00a0 To start off 2021 he has been taking part in IMPACT Wrestling\u00a0<\/strong>as part of their X-Division, he was the losing finalist in the Super X Cup.\u00a0 One of the fastest rising stars in pro wrestling, Christian brings an incredibly exciting style to the ring and will no doubt continue to impress in WWE, the way he has in the indies.<\/p>\n

Kira Magnin-Forster (AKA Taya Valkyrie)<\/h2>\n

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Taya Valkyrie has had a lot of success per-WWE.\u00a0 Her first major run came in\u00a0AAA, <\/strong>where she won the Reina De Reinas title in 2014 and held it for almost 1,000 days.\u00a0 She then became one of the main heel acts in the company as part of Worldwide Underground alongside real-life husband John Morrison<\/strong>, then Johnny Mundo.\u00a0 This work led to the two joining Lucha Underground\u00a0<\/strong>and bringing the stable back as they once again had high spots on the card.\u00a0 Most recently she has been in\u00a0IMPACT Wrestling\u00a0<\/strong>where she became the longest-reigning Knockouts Champion<\/a> after defeating Tessa Blanchard\u00a0<\/strong>for the title in 2019. Valkyrie, who is a classically trained ballerina and who was trained in wrestling by Lance Storm, brings 11 years of experience to the ring.<\/p>\n

Parker Boudreaux<\/h2>\n

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Dubbed the “next big thing” due to his similarities to\u00a0Brock Lesnar, <\/strong>all eyes are on Parker Boudreaux<\/a>.\u00a0 At just 22, the former NCAA football offensive lineman from the University of Central Florida has it all ahead of him. Names like Jim Ross\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Paul Heyman\u00a0<\/strong>have openly praised Boudreaux, who has the size and look to succeed in this industry.<\/p>\n

Bronson Rechsteiner<\/h2>\n

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The son of\u00a0Rick Steiner,<\/strong><\/a> Bronson Rechsteiner first showed interest in a career in professional wrestling when he began training in 2019 with his father and Johnny Swinger<\/strong>.\u00a0 He put off starting his wrestling career as he was signed to the NFL right out of college by the Baltimore Ravens but he was released in early 2020. With a football career in his past, the former Kennesaw State University running back, seems all-in on wrestling. After all, it is the family business as Rechsteiner is a second-generation wrestler, as well as the nephew of Scott Steiner, who joined his brother in winning tag team gold in both WCW and WWE.<\/p>\n

Karissa Rivera<\/h2>\n